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Predicting Structures of Ru-Centered Dyes: A Computational Screening Tool

March 16, 2016
Author(s)
Lisa A. Fredin, Thomas C. Allison
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) represent a viable means for harvesting solar energy to produce electrical power. Though a number of light harvesting dyes are in use, the search continues for more efficient and effective compounds to make commercially

Method Validation and Standards in Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry

March 1, 2016
Author(s)
Jeffrey W. Hudgens, Richard Y. Huang, Emma D'Ambro
The chapter examines method validation and measurement standards for measuring protein dynamics by hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Topics examined include the rationale for a reference measurement system for HDX-MS, attaining high accuracy

Thermodynamic Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

December 16, 2015
Author(s)
Thomas C. Allison, Donald R. Burgess Jr.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are molecules that exist on earth due to natural and man-made causes. They are a significant health concern as many PAH compounds are known to be carcinogenic. PAHs are generally thermodynamically stable and

Particle Fabrication Using Inkjet Printing onto Hydrophobic Surfaces for Optimization and Calibration of Trace Contraband Detection Sensors

November 24, 2015
Author(s)
John G. Gillen, Marcela N. Najarro, Matthew E. Staymates, Scott A. Wight, Marlon L. Walker, Jennifer R. Verkouteren, Eric S. Windsor, Aaron A. Urbas
A method has been developed to fabricate patterned arrays of micrometer-sized monodisperse solid particles of ammonium nitrate on hydrophobic silicon surfaces using inkjet printing. The method relies on dispensing one or more microdrops (typically 50 pL

HOW OLD IS IT? - 241PU/AMNUCLEAR FORENSIC CHRONOLOGY REFERENCE MATERIALS

October 27, 2015
Author(s)
Ryan P. Fitzgerald, Kenneth G. Inn
One material attribute for nuclear forensics is material age. 241Pu is almost always present in uranium- and plutonium-based nuclear weapons, which pose the greatest threat to our security. The in-growth of 241Am due to the decay of 241Pu provides an

Quantifying Trace 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) in Polymer Microspheres

October 16, 2015
Author(s)
Timothy M. Brewer, Robert A. Fletcher, Matthew E. Staymates
Well characterized test materials are essential for validating the performance of current trace explosive detection systems. Explosive encapsulated microspheres have proven to be a valuable test material for trace explosive detection because their precise

CCQM Pilot Study P-140; Quantitative Surface Analysis of Multi-Element Alloy Films

October 1, 2015
Author(s)
David S. Simons, Christopher W. Szakal, William A. Osborn, Kyung Joong Kim
A pilot study for the quantitative surface analysis of multi-element alloy films has been performed by the Surface Analysis Working Group (SAWG) of the Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance (CCQM). The aim of this pilot study is to ensure the

Standardizing 25-Hydroxyvitamin D values from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

September 30, 2015
Author(s)
Kurtis Sarafin, Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, Lu Tian, Karen W. Phinney, Susan Tai, Johanna Camara, Hubert W. Vesper, Joyce M. Merkel, Evan Green, Christopher T. Sempos, Stephen P. Brooks
Background: The Canadian Health Measures survey (CHMS) is an ongoing cross sectional national survey that includes a measure of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) by Diasorin LIAISON immunoassay. The survey repeats approximately every two years with a new

Retention projection enables accurate calculation of liquid chromatographic retention times across labs and methods

September 3, 2015
Author(s)
Yamil Simon, Daniel Abate-Pella, Dana M. Freund, Yan Ma, Adrian Hegeman, Yan Ma, Tobias Kind, O Fiehn, Birgit Beck, Emma L. Schymanski, Corey D. Broeckling, David V. Huhman, Lloyd W. Summer, Oleg V. Krokhin, Dwight R. Stoll
Identification of small molecules by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) could be greatly improved if the chromatographic retention information could be used along with mass spectral information to narrow down the lists of potential identities

Role of Elastic Strain on Electrocatalysis of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt

July 23, 2015
Author(s)
Gery R. Stafford, Vijay Sethuraman, Deepa Vairavapandian, Manon C. Lafouresse, Tuhina Maark, Naba Karan, Shouheng Sun, Ugo Bertocci, Andrew Peterson, Pradeep Guduru
The effect of elastic strain on catalytic activity of platinum (Pt) towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is investigated through de-alloyed Pt-Cu thin films; stress evolution in the de-alloyed layer and the mass of the Cu removed are measured in real

Chlorine - Bromine Combination Isotope Intensities

June 9, 2015
Author(s)
Thomas J. Bruno
Due to the distinctive mass spectral patterns caused by the presence of chlorine and bromine in a molecule, interpretation of a mass spectrum can be much easier if the results of the relative isotopic concentrations are known. The following table provides

Gas Chromatographic Retention Indices

June 9, 2015
Author(s)
Thomas J. Bruno
The interpretation of results from chromatographic measurements can often be augmented with an appropriate mathematical treatment of the solute retention that is observed. The goal of treatment is to make the resulting metric as independent of the

Instability of HPLC Solvents

June 9, 2015
Author(s)
Thomas J. Bruno
Solvents that are commonly used in high performance liquid chromatography frequently have inherent chemical instabilities that must be considered when designing an analysis, or in the interpretation of results [1-4] . In many cases, such solvents are

Relative Dose Ranges From Ionizing Radiation

June 9, 2015
Author(s)
Thomas J. Bruno
It is important to place in perspective the relative ionizing radiation dose acquired in common laboratory settings. The most commonly encountered source is a 63Ni source used in gas chromatographic electron captures detectors and in ion mobility
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